CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement After the Senate Judiciary Markup of Senator Al Franken's Location Privacy Protection Act (S. 1223)

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Dec 13, 2012, 05:16 ET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement should be attributed to CTIA-The Wireless Association®:

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"CTIA appreciates that Senator Franken has been willing to entertain our input as he refined his Location Privacy Protection Act. These are difficult issues and we look forward to continuing the dialogue with Senator Franken and his colleagues as they pick this issue up in the 113^th Congress."

CTIA-The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C.